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Man arrested for armed robbery in Buda STAFF REPORT

A man wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a gas station in Buda last week was arrested in Austin May 17.

According to a city of Buda press release, Austin

Police arrested Eric Hayes, 28, who was booked into the Travis County Jail on charges of Aggravated Robbery and Possession of Marijuana. Hayes is being held on $42,000 bond.

At approximately 10:40 p.m. May 16, the

Buda Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Murphy USA Gas Station at 1615 Main Street.

The suspect, armed with a knife, demanded money from the cash register.

Officers canvassed the

area, but were unable to locate the suspect.

Officers reviewed the surveillance video at the scene and were able to identify a White Chrysler 300 as the suspect vehicle, a possible license plate number, and a description of the suspect.

Jakku Mission

Less than 24 hours later, the Murphy USA at 710 E. Ben White Boulevard in Austin was robbed at roughly 6 a.m.

May 17.

A vehicle description, which was a white Chrysler 300, and license plate number were

provided to Austin Police.

APD determined that the vehicle was registered to 21-yearold Erick Lovelace.

Officers later observed the suspect vehicle traveling on Deatonhill

BUDA ARMED ROBBERY, 2A

New constable elected in Buda

BY MOSES LEOS III

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Members of the Jakku Temple, a Central Texas branch of the Saber Guild, a Lucasfilm recognized international lightsaber and costuming group, pose for a photo with lightsabers a-glow as they visit a child at a local hospital. You can read more about Jakku Temple, the Saber Guild and their philanthropic activities on page 1C.

Buda approves mass transit plan news@haysfreepress.com

Action at the May 17 Buda City Council meeting put into motion the first step toward addressing mass transit needs in Buda.

Council approved the adoption of the Capital Metro/City of Buda Transit Development Plan (TDP).

According to a

The adoption of the plan does not implement a particular phase or approach, but allows the conversation to continue with Cap Metro for service planning.

presentation by Cap Metro, the adoption of the plan does not implement a particular phase or approach, but

allows the conversation to continue with Cap Metro for service planning.

City staff presented

some options to council that might meet the future transportation needs of Buda citizens.

Options included a demand response service, a commuter/ express, a traditional fixed route and a flexroute service.

Buda started investigating mass transit options in 2014.

The city then partnered

BUDA MASS TRANSIT, 4A

COMING UP Kyle/Buda VFW Post event

Members of the Kyle/Buda VFW will recognize Memorial Day by reading the names of all those in Kyle who served in the armed forces, along with those who have passed away. In addition, the post will join a local Boy Scout Troop to place American flags on the graves of those who served at the Kyle Cemetery in the military.

The reading of the names will take place at 8 a.m. Monday, May 30 at the Kyle/Buda VFW Post at 103 S. Front Street in Kyle.

Wimberley Memorial Day Open Pro Rodeo Local rodeo enthusiasts take to the arena in Wimberley this weekend as

they compete at the Memorial Day open Pro Rodeo. It will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 at the VFW Arena at 401 Jacobs Well, Road, Wimberley. The rodeo is a fundraiser for the Wimberley 4-H Club.

Commemorative Air Force Open House

The Commemmorative Air Force’s Central Texas Wing will host a Memorial Day Open House at the San Marcos Airport on Monday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, which is free of charge, will have the CAF’s vintage aircraft on display. The San Marcos Airport is located at 1807 Airport Drive, San Marcos.

RIDE SHARING City of Kyle supports ride sharing programs.

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INDEX

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

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constable Matt Mancillias III, whose reelection bid news@haysfreepress.com fell short during the March 1 primary.

Ellen and Johnson An Election Day rally squared off in Tuesday’s

by Hays County Precinct runoff after neither No. 5 constable candidate candidate received Mitch Johnson the majority of the wasn’t enough to vote in the general keep candidate election.

John Ellen from In the runoff claiming the seat for the Pct. 127 in Tuesday’s runoff Republican election. primary, Rex Ellen won the Wiegand defeated seat Tuesday with Damon Fogley by 57.48 percent of collecting 24 of the the vote, according ELLEN 42 total ballots to to unofficial, final claim the seat. election results.

Wiegand held a narrow Ellen, who collected 219 of the 381 total ballots cast, 8-7 lead after early voting results, but pulled away led Johnson by a 122-67 on Election Day by margin after early voting collecting 59 percent of results were released. the 27 ballots cast.

Johnson rallied on According to election Election Day by collecting results, 1.2 percent of 95 votes, but was unable voters in Hays County, or to close the gap on Ellen, 2,756 of 217,230 voters, who garnered 97 votes. cast ballots in Tuesday’s Ellen wins the seat runoff. currently held by Pct. 5

PRECINCT NO. 5 CONSTABLE

• John Ellen – 219 total votes (122 early and absentee voting) – 57.48% • Mitch Johnson – 162 total votes (67 early and absentee voting) – 42.52%

PRECINCT NO. 127 CHAIRMAN

• Rex Wiegand – 24 total votes (8 early and absentee voting) – 57.14% • Damon Fogley – 18 total votes (7 early and absentee voting) – 42.86%

PRECINCT NO. 317 CHAIRMAN

• Kent Patteson – 4 total votes (2 early voting and absentee) – 57.14% • Shelly Walker Kramer – 3 total votes (0 early voting and absentee) – 42.86%

County property appraisals to be released in June

BY MOSES LEOS III

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Hays County residents will have to wait until early June before they discover possible changes in their county 2016 appraisal values.

According to the

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Hays County Central Appraisal District’s website, preliminary appraisal notices in Hays County will be sent out June 6.Property owners will have 30 days from when they receive their appraisals to file an

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Hays Free Press • May 25, 2016

Woman receives manslaughter in Kyle I-35 motorcycle death

Sheriff ’s Report

BY MOSES LEOS III

KYLE

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A woman was arrested Saturday after authorities allege her reckless driving last August resulted in the death of an outof-state motorcyclist on Interstate 35.

According to a Hays County arrest affidavit, authorities arrested Kelly Lynn Watson, 38, of Round Rock, and charged her with manslaughter, which is a second degree felony.

Watson was booked and released from the Hays County Jail Saturday on $50,000 bond.

Watson was arrested after Kyle Police conducted their investigation into an August 14, 2015 accident that killed James Keith Grear, 49, of Tennessee. Kyle Police interviewed nine witnesses, with five of them telling police Watson was operating a vehicle “without due regard to the safety of other people on the roadway.”

The accident happened along the southbound lanes of I-35 near mile marker 215 in Kyle.

According to witnesses, a gray 2005 Honda Accord, driven by Watson, changed lanes or swerved and hit a silver 2013 BMW K1600 motorcycle operated by Grear.

Grear lost control of his motorcycle, with the bike hitting the inside concrete retaining wall of the interstate.

Grear was thrown from the bike and landed on the northbound side of the interstate. Hays County Precinct No. 2 Justice of the Peace Judge Beth Smith pronounced him dead at the scene.

According to the affidavit, Kelly advised officers that she “wasn’t sure what happened” and that she felt her vehicle “lose control and go to the left.” Kelly told officers she was in “stop and go traffic” and avoided hitting a vehicle before swerving into the motor-

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An accident last August in Kyle on Interstate 35 resulted in the death of an out-of-state motorcyclist, James Keith Grear, 49, of Tennessee.

cycle.

When questioned at Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos, Kelly WATSON said she was traveling in the left lane at approximately 65 miles per hour. She said a vehicle in front of her moved to the middle lane and she realized she was quickly advancing on motorcycles that were also in the left lane.

Watson told officers she moved quickly to the middle lane, but felt herself lose control of the steering wheel. She said the vehicle moved to the left and she was unable to avoid the motorcycle. Watson told officers, according to the affidavit, that her tires needed replacing, her front end was out of alignment, and that the “vehicle shakes when it gets above 65 miles per hour.”

When asked if she was driving recklessly, Kelly said she didn’t as she had “plenty of time to get to work” in San Marcos. She told officers she had only taken her prescription ADHD medication earlier that morning.

But several witness accounts, according to the affidavit, said they felt the Honda was “being operated in a reckless manner.”

One witness told of-

ficers they observed the Accord, which they claim passed them at 80 to 90 miles per hour, was “speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, all the way from Austin.”

Another witness said the erratic movements of the Accord “resembled the driving of someone who realized they needed to exit and then jerked the wheel hard to go across the lanes.”

Another witness said they saw the driver of the Accord have a phone up to her ear. That witness said the Accord cut from the left to the center lane, then went sideways to the right before going back and hitting the motorcycle. That person, who was the first person to get to the Accord, said the driver kept asking for her cell phone, which appeared to be on the driver’s side floorboard.

In August 2015, Kyle Police Lt. Andre Marmolejo requested a subpoena for Watson’s medical records for her treatment following the accident.

That same month, police received the records, which showed Watson’s urinalsys was positive for amphetamines, benzodiazepines and opiates.

But Marmolejo observed no notes of Kelly being in an altered state or impaired during her treatment.

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Drive in Austin, near Lovelace’s home, and they conducted a traffic stop.

The driver was identified as 28-year-old Eric Hayes, with Lovelace identified as a passenger in the vehicle.

Hayes and Lovelace were arrested and taken to the Travis County Jail.

Based on the surveillance video, the Buda Police Department was able to match the license plate number to the vehicle stopped by Austin Police.

After comparing the surveillance video, it was also determined that Eric

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I believe that jobs, population growth and strong demand for housing are the main reasons for the overall market values increasing in Hays County.”

–David Valle, chief appraiser for Hays County, story pg. 1A

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Ban the ‘Box’

Legislation impedes ex-cons’ abilities to keep on the path

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efore discussing a sensitive subject, let us recite the Rotary Four-Way Test: “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?”

I’m not a Rotarian. I just like the Rotary Test for conduct.

If our actions met that test, this would generate no argument: As President Obama has done with federal hiring, every state should “ban the box” that effectively blocks an ex-convict from being considered by employers.

For those who think this is just one of those bleeding heart liberal fixations – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders being strong supporters – Gov. Chris Christie signed a similar order for New Jersey, and Republican Sen. Rand Paul is one of several conservatives who’ve joined Democrats in supporting legislation that would seal the records of prior offenders.

If we can’t ban the box, employers should step up to the plate and resolve the problem that it represents.

The box doesn’t promote truth. It encourages a lie. The box isn’t fair. It’s presumptive and arbitrary. The box doesn’t build goodwill.

It shuts a door.

Without question, banning the box would meet the fourth part of the Rotary Test: It would benefit all concerned.

The Senate measure would prohibit employers from making applicants state up front if they have criminal histories.

Naturally, some employers want that prerogative. They’ll say it’s an efficient way to weed out undesirables.

Yep, presumptive.

Some employers say that marking the box doesn’t mean automatic rejection. To a person trying to rebuild his or her life, though, it says one thing: “You need not apply; or if you do, lie.”

As a teacher at the community college level, I can’t tell you how many students I have met who were once behind bars.

They have committed themselves to personal reclamation. It pains me greatly – and it should pain you, too

YoungAt-Large by John Young

– to think that I would have pumped up these individuals’ expectations about getting an education, only to have their hopes blocked by a four-sided shape joined at right angles.

The Colorado Center on Law and Public Policy says one in four Americans has some level of criminal history.

Those who think the box affects few aren’t thinking.

Not surprisingly, various business groups oppose a ban on the box, saying that it’s unnecessary government meddling. But then, so are worker-safety measures and the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We follow those measures because, as the Rotary four-way test insists, it is beneficial for everyone.

The “box” prevents people from making good on their pledge to themselves, their states and their families to do right by society upon parole.

If we consider just one ex-felon and how a good job would make a difference, we cannot possibly rationalize how the box works.

Take away that man or woman’s employment opportunities and you take away his or her family’s hopes for betterment. What about the children and the role modeling that a fresh start for a parent can mean?

Block that parent from meaningful employment and we cast his or her children into a foreboding alley of uncertainty and bad choices.

Banning the box is the best way to disrupt the cycle of crime and to combat the poverty that normally sets it in motion.

If we are serious about doing something about that cycle, we will take this sound and smart move. Anything else fails the test.

Bill’s no Dolly Madison, that’s for sure

I

am so perturbed at the current presidential race that I can’t even ponder over it without waking up with a hangover. Months ago, I was closely following the race, and there were even a couple of candidates that I liked, but once they began dropping out like road apples on a trail drive, I gave up on these bombastic blowhards.

This race is kinda like going to the circus. After watching the acrobats and lion tamer, nothing is left but the clowns.

I do have something quasi-political buzzing around my moldy skull like a wasp in a Volkswagen Beetle. Perhaps some of y’all out there might know the answer to this question and would like to ease my mind.

If Hillary Clinton were to win the presidential election, I reckon she will drag her old ball-andchain along to her new digs in D.C. So, what do we call the husband of a woman president? Since we’ve never had a female president, I don’t know if Noah Webster or anyone else ever coined a term for the male equivalent of the First Lady. Perhaps this is an opportunity for me to jump into the nation spotlight and create an appropriate title for ol’ Bill if Hillary enters the Oval Office.

From the Crow’s Nest

by Clint Younts

I think the title “First Gentleman” would be applicable for the husband of the POTUS, but we’re talking about Bill Clinton here. “First Gentleman” fits Bill’s persona much like OJ’s leather glove. I think another title would be more fitting, like “First Lady’s Man” perhaps.

“First Scoundrel” or “First Snake-in-the Grass” might be appropriate but neither sounds very diplomatic. Besides, Bill wouldn’t actually be the first scoundrel ever to live in the White House, would he?

Being from Arkansas, maybe Bill should be called “First Goober” although that would fit Jimmy Carter better, but I don’t see Rosalynn running for president anytime soon. How ‘bout “First Fella” for the husband of a woman president? Or “First Mate”?

“First Hubby” has a nice ring to it, but if we elect some woman who’s been married 3-4 times, that could get confusing.

You know how the president gets labelled as POTUS. What if Bill Clinton gets the title of

“Special Care Relative”?

I foresee less modern Then he’d be identified art and more deer heads as SCROTUS. I never mounted to the wall of took Latin back in high the Oval Office. All that school, but I believe there antique furniture will be is a species replace by of body lice stuff from I think the with the Cabela’s and nomenclaBass Pro title “First ture scrotus Shop, and clintonus. there would Gentleman” Now, if we be a duck were to elect blind hidden would be a woman in the Rose applicable from Texas as Garden. I president, I wonder if a for the could come Secret Service up with sevwould husband of agent eral titles for have to escort her husband.

First Husthe POTUS, the “First Bubba” band outside would be for him to but we’re most approtake a leak. talking priate, but Okay, I “First Dude” can’t think about Bill would also of any more sound right suggestions Clinton nice. I think for a title for “Trail Boss” Bill Clinton if here. would be Hillary does fitting since become our he’d be trailing behind the president. I’m sure Hillary president anyhow. Since has some pet names for most of us Texans are Bill, and maybe Monica skilled in home repair, I Lewinsky would like to think the husband could address this subject. Now be called “First Fix-it if Trump gets elected, fretMan”. When was the last tin’ over a title for the First time you saw Michelle Husband would be the Obama repairing the garleast of my worries. bage disposal or mowin’ the White House lawn?

Oh, the things that go Most First Ladies did through Clint Younts’ some make-overs to the brain while he chases his White House after moving cows through the pastures in. With a Texas woman in old Mountain City. as president and her redneck husband by her side, crowsnest78610@yahoo.com

CORRECTION KYLE WILL VOTE IN NOVEMBER

Longtime newspaperman John Young and former local resident now lives in Colorado.

Last week’s editorial was written fast and furious.

And it was misleading.

It implied that the city of

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Kyle SHOULD hold future elections in November.

The fact is that the city of Kyle WILL hold future elections in November.

Voters approved Proposition 6 during the May

7 election by a vote of 702 to 265. That proposition amended the city charter to move the election date for mayor and councilmembers to November. Kyle’s NEXT election

will be held in 2017 ... in November.

Buda’s council elections will be held this November ... in 2016.

Sorry for the confusion.

of these plants. In my opinion, whatever God has given to our river and its banks should not be removed because every living thing has its purpose in this life. They could have easily and more cheaply just cleared off all the underbrush and planted grass to prevent erosion from our banks and saved us millions of dollars.

Finally, the San Marcos City Council and officials

are not here to serve us, rather for their own personal agendas, big business, and special interest groups. When they do not fulfill the citizens’ concerns, they should be replaced immediately.

Our neighborhood in El Barrio Del Pescado voiced their concerns about the Woods Apts., but of course, we had neither prestige nor influence.

Ezekiel Enriquez, Sr. San Marcos

LETTER TO THE EDITOR EVERY LIVING THING HAS A PLACE There was a guest editorial in the San Marcos newspaper written by a Dr. Schwartz and a Mr. Longley concerning the dam at Cape’s Camp. First of all, I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Kvanli’s assertion that the city of San Marcos being an “eco-terrorist.” Fifteen or so years ago, the city complained that there were too many

river snails destroying the river’s habitat and hurting the fish. About a year later, I noticed that not a single river snail could be found, so I guess they put some chemical in the river to destroy them.

A few years ago, they put up a fence from city park down to the playscape and cut down many beautiful trees that had taken root for decades. I called the city to complain but they assured

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me the fence would only be up for three years. The city officials told me that these trees they cut down would be replaced with other “native” trees and shrubbery but so far, a lot of these “native” trees and shrubbery they planted have died off at a cost of millions of dollars to us taxpayers, and the fence is still there still blocking our access to our own river banks.

Then the city killed off

all our beautiful elephant ears which had adorned the banks of our beautiful river and which were truly a symbol of the SM River for all the tourists to admire. They said they did this to conserve our river and to save the Texas Wild Rice native only to our river. These wild rice plants are very dangerous and have tangled many swimmers in the water, and many swimmers have drowned because

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Hit and run incident ends in rollover fatality STAFF REPORT

One person was killed and another was injured after a fatal rollover accident that occurred during the early morning hours Sunday along Interstate 35.

According to a city of Kyle press release, Kyle Police responded to I-35 northbound at the 217 exit ramp just before 1 a.m. Sunday for a multi-vehicle crash, with reports of one vehicle that had rolled over. The vehicle was later described as a green Chevrolet pickup truck.

“Witnesses on the scene told our officers a male subject was ejected from his vehicle and appeared to be deceased,” Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said in a statement.

Police located a man on the left emergency shoulder of the highway, according to the release.

Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Judge Beth Smith pronounced the man dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the identity of the man pending notification of next of kin.

Police believe the man to be a resident of Mexico,

Anyone with information on the accident is asked to call the Kyle Police Dept. at 512-268-3232.

but said he may have ties to the Kyle area.

Prior to the rollover accident, the green pickup truck had been involved in a hit-and-run accident at Bebee Road and the I-35 access road on the east side of the highway.

Barnett said witnesses told police the green pickup truck struck a white Chevrolet pickup truck, which was driven by a

Kyle woman. The green pickup truck then fled the scene.

“The green pickup was then seen traveling northbound on the frontage road,” Barnett said. “It then crashed through the median onto the main lanes of I-35 at the 217 exit ramp.”

Barnett said the truck rolled over and the driver, who investigators say was

not wearing a seat belt, was ejected.

The pickup then came to a stop on the main lanes of I-35 where a gray Volkswagen Jetta struck it.

“The impact from the Volkswagen hitting the green Chevrolet caused the bed of the pickup to come free of the cab, essentially becoming debris in the road,” he said. “A white Toyota Camry and a green Toyota Camry then both hit the bed of the pickup as they were swerving to avoid the crash.”

One driver was transported to an Austin

area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The person was treated and released.

Authorities shut down I-35 for two hours following the crash, as the Kyle Police Accident Reconstruction Team was on scene gathering information and “collecting data to piece everything together,” Barnett said.

Smith ordered an autopsy of the deceased driver. Barnett said it was too early to tell whether alcohol or other substances were involved.

“The investigation is ongoing,” Barnett said.

Comprehensive plan update on the horizon in Kyle

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

the changes to the comprehensive plan were news@haysfreepress.com needed, but that whenever consultants are Kyle city staff informed needed, cost is an issue. city council May 17 that Webster said he an update to the 2010 intended to call a workComprehensive Plan shop for Planning and would be needed to Zoning commissioners, insure its viability for an city staff, and city counadditional five years. cil members to discuss City Manager Scott the needed changes and Sellers made a report to possible ways to enact council regarding various them. updates on capital imThe report presented provement projects, road to council was based on projects and the comprethe recommendations hensive plan. of P&Z commissioners According to city docuas well as the input from ments from the Planning the general public, along and Zoning Commission, with a large group of there are several points business stakeholders in Kyle’s Comprehensive from August 2015 to plan that need updating March 2016. or revising.

Koontz said citizens The attachment identiwere given an opportufied a midterm analysis nity to comment on the PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III revision at a previous of the 2010 comprehensive plan indicated that Kyle’s comprehensive plan will include a new economic development strategy plan, as well as P&Z meeting. He said a wastewater capacity study and zoning changes. a partial update would turnout was low. be necessary, but a Koontz said city councomplete revision is not Other non-critical term revision would cost cil would have to vote pacity study, and the new needed at this time. and approve any possible updates include enone-third the price. economic development The report consisted of strategic plan to update changes to the comprecouraging development Mayor of Kyle Todd two sections hensive plan.

Webster confirmed that the tax gap with more quality of life of possible initiatives and the susanalysis.

Other amendments tainability of future site Kyle that were designs.

Planning noncritical labeled as Those include storm and Zoning critical and water collection for irricommisupdates non-critical. gation and implementing sioners Critical dark sky ordinances to would include changes to curb light pollution. also like the comOne issue with any encouraging to review prehensive the current revision to the city’s development location of comprehensive plan is plan consist of updating the cost of working with the emwith more maps for fuconsultants, Sellers said. ployment ture land use “We may be able to district quality of life and zoning. and assess do a little bit of work The midin-house with some help the possiinitiatives term update from outside sources,” bilities of on the comSellers said. alternate and the prehensive Sellers said it would locations. sustainability plan will also be less expensive to do P&Z update the a partial revision than a of future site commisHays Councomplete one that might sioners ty Master cost anywhere from wanted to designs.

Transpor$50,000 to $60,000. consider tation Plan Community Developadding to the 2016 version that ment Director Howard some new categories to is currently in developKoontz said a complete the zoning node, which ment. revision of the plan, includes creating a Other important areas mixed use zoning catego- which is conducted once to update make referenc- ry and an office/instituper decade, would cost es to the wastewater caunder six figures. A midtional category.

Buda Mass Transit Continued from pg. 1A

with Capital Metro in March 2015 to develop a TDP for Buda.

In 2010, Buda was relabeled an Austin Urban area as opposed to a rural area, which caused a shift in transportation services.

As a result, Buda was forced to pay a fee for demand response service from the Capital Area Rural Transportation Service (CARTS).

CARTS, which is a demand response service, is a transportation option for people in rural areas at no cost, but operates in urban areas for a fee.

CARTS also has a specific route that may or may not meet the transportation needs of Buda citizens, according to Capital Metro Representative Michelle Meaux.

The partnership with Capital Metro has the possibility of bringing with it federal funding for future transit options.

Capital Metro is already pursuing grant programs to support the cost of future transit plans.

The goals of the

In a later interview, council member Angela Kennedy said that ridership and cost would eventually determine what mass transit option the city decides to go with. proposed transit plans, according to Capital Metro, are to provide Buda citizens access to shopping, jobs, medical appointments, and other services they require as well as providing commuter service to downtown Austin.

Meaux said that the TDP would help establish a solid foundation for transit to build on over time and have the possibility of connecting to future regional services like the Lone Star Rail.

In a later interview council member Angela Kennedy said that ridership and cost would eventually determine what mass transit option the city decides to go with.

“I want to see a commuter bus to

Southpark Meadows at the least,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy was optimistic about the partnership with Capital Metro.

“We want to move forward with the planning stage and see what they come up with,” Kennedy said.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge on the other hand wants to look at mass transit options “cautiously”.

“Ridership would be one of the major determining factors in a future mass transit option,” Ruge said.

Ruge suggested that the city purchase a van and hire a full time driver in order to meet demand service needs. But he said that a mass transit plan would not be effectual until the 2017-2018 budget cycle.

Kyle’s comprehensive plan by the numbers 2010

The last year Kyle did a full update of its comprehensive plan

$50,000 TO $60,000 Potential cost of a partial revision of the comprehensive plan

28,016

2010 Kyle population estimate

32,881

2015 Kyle population estimate

17.4 PERCENT

Increase in population in Kyle from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014

2

Number of Kyle City Council members on the dais during the 2010 comprehensive plan update (Becky Selbera, Diane Hervol)

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Fetchin’ input

Buda discusses new dog park rules to be voted on in June

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

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Buda Parks and Recreation Commission discussed earlier this month a list of possible rules and regulations for the new Buda dog park.

Buda citizens were encouraged to share their comments and/or concerns about the proposed list of rules at the May 18 meeting.

The list of rules was created based on other cities’ dog park rules and the recommendations of Buda Animal Control Officer Jennifer Hall.

The rules include that only dogs will be allowed at the park and that dog handlers and owners cannot be younger than 17 years old.

If city council adopts these rules and regulations in June, they will include a limit of two dogs per owner or handler allowed in the facility at any one time. Council also included a stipulation that all dogs must be in sight of their owners or handlers at all times.

The proposed rules also include restrictions on food, treats, toys, alcohol, tobacco and glass

The proposed rules also include restrictions on food, treats, toys, alcohol, tobacco, and glass within the park. within the park.

All dogs must be over four months of age, be current on all their vaccines, not be in heat, and be free of parasites, such as fleas and intestinal parasites.

The rules also stipulate that owners/handlers are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs.

A weight limit was outlined for the two different sections of the Buda dog park. The small dog section allows for dogs 30 pounds and under, while the large dog section allows dogs that are 30 pounds and over.

The suggested rules did stipulate that owners could bring small dogs under 30 pounds into the

large dog area, but the owners/handlers would be doing so at their own risk.

Buda resident Robin Katz, who gave suggestions at a previous parks commission meeting, said that she was very pleased with the list of rules that the city came up with.

Katz also said that even though the city couldn’t require owners to spay and neuter their dogs, city council should encourage it since unplanned pregnancies often happen at dog parks.

Katz also reminded the commission members that the current Buda city ordinance regarding the leash law would have to be amended in order to include the area of the dog park as a sanctioned “off-leash” area.

Katz was concerned that there might not be enough staff to manage any issues at the dog park after hours and on the weekends.

Drew Wells, Director of Parks and Recreation, said that the commission’s suggestions would be taken to city council in June before any decisions are made.

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On May 13, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education sent a ninepage letter to schools nationwide establishing guidelines for bathroom accessibility and other issues related to the treatment of transgender students, including: • A safe and nondiscriminatory environment; • Identification documents, names and pronouns; • Sex-segregated activities and facilities; and • Privacy and education records.

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The three state attorneys general responded by saying the federal agencies’ “Dear Colleague” letter raises more questions than it answers. Their joint letter also requests that the Obama Administration “be extremely clear about what is and isn’t allowed” and respond by May 24.

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Monday, May 30.

According to Hegar, shoppers will save an estimated $8.7 million in state and local sales tax during the Memorial Day Weekend sales tax holidays.

“Anyone who has lived through a Texas summer knows that this is the time of year when our state is hit by peak demands for both water and electricity,” Hegar said.

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Employers expand payrolls

The Texas Workforce Commission on May 20 reported that Texas employers expanded their payrolls in April with the addition of 8,300 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs.

However, Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.4 percent in April, up onetenth of a point from 4.3 percent in March. The national average unemployment rate was 5.0 percent for April.

Ruth R. Hughs, TWC commissioner representing employers, said, “Over the month, private employers added more than 8,000 jobs, strengthening the Texas labor market.

The fact that our state has added jobs for 12 of the last 13 months is a credit to the diversity and resilience of employers in Texas.”

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appeal.

The delay was due to the 2015 Memorial Day and Halloween floods, according to David Valle, chief appraiser for Hays County.

According to the CAD’s website, disaster appraisals requested by the taxing entities following the flood events led to the delay.

Valle said via an emailed response that the appraisals process took approximately eight to nine months to complete this year. Valle said the county normally releases property assessments May 1.

It took roughly three to four months to complete property appraisals in Wimberley, San Marcos, Buda and Kyle, which were all hit by flooding in 2015.

He said appraisers look for “improvements in condition and changes to the property.”

“Basically, changes to the physical characteristics of the property are reviewed for accuracy,” Valle said.

“Sold properties are also used in the process of the reappraisal of property.”

Valle said the addition of reappraising disaster flood properties required “more time and effort on the Hays CAD staff.”

“It also changed the process because it required some action on the part of the individual property owner in providing our office with pictures, contractor’s estimate of repairs or receipts for those repairs to make the necessary adjustments to their property and that was also time consuming,” Valle said in an emailed response.

He also said the CAD was still adding new improvements and analyzing sales data and changing values. According to Valle, the CAD was still making corrections and “crunching the numbers” prior to releasing assessment values.

HAYS COUNTY’S 2016 APPRAISALS

• June 6 – Appraisal notices go out. Property owners have 30 days from receiving appraisal notice in the mail to file a protest.

HAYS COUNTY’S 2015 APPRAISALS IN REVIEW

• Commercial and industrial property increased in value by 15.9 percent ($1.64 billion in 2014 to $1.9 billion this year) • Residential multi-family property saw the biggest increase in value – 31 percent – from $995 million in 2014 to $1.3 billion this year. [Increase was due to new construction, completion of new apartment projects and a strong demand for multi-family housing.]

• Hays County added more than 2,300 new homes and 68 new commercial buildings to the appraisal roll.

• Total new improvements added more than $665 million to the taxable value.

KYLE’S CERTIFIED ESTIMATE FOR 2016 – APRIL 29, 2016 • Net taxable value – $2,139,713,012 • Estimated increase of $156,433,241 • Certified taxable value in 2015 for Kyle – $1,983,279,771

While the CAD doesn’t have firm numbers at this point, Valle anticipated property values to increase in 2016.

The possible increase follows an increase in home appraisals in 2015 that drew criticism from many homeowners.

In 2015, Hays County’s overall preliminary market value was $19.56 billion, which constituted a 14.9 percent increase in 2014.

Last year the average market home value rose by 12.4 percent.

Valle said several factors, such as population growth, is pushing appraisals higher in value.

“I believe that jobs, population growth and strong demand for housing are the main reasons for the overall market values increasing in Hays County,” Valle said.

According to Valle, the CAD is expecting a high number of appeals, but he didn’t believe it is related to the delay.

He also said the delay would not affect appraisal numbers for 2017.

Perwez Moheet, Director of Finance in Kyle, said it’s a “little early in the budget development process” to include the “independent process that Hays CAD follows leading up to the final certification of property valuations in Kyle,” which the CAD will provide to the city in July.

While Moheet said the final certified tax roll will be released by the Hays CAD on July 25, the city has obtained a preliminary estimate for property valuations in Kyle.

According to the estimate, which is subject to change, Kyle’s property valuations have a net taxable value of $2.13 billion. That amount is a 7.89 percent increase from the certified taxable valuation from 2015.

“As we begin to work through the development of the proposed budget, the city manager will seek input from all of the department directors, chief of staff and the asst. city manager to assess and select strategies for preparing the most feasible

budget options for next fiscal year to present to city council for their consideration,” MOheet said.

In Buda, City Manager Kenneth Williams said the city has gotten “accustomed” to receiving certified property valuations late in the budget process.

As the result, the city works with estimates until they obtain the certified numbers.

Williams said the city hasn’t seen the preliminary property valuation estimates, but they are using last year’s estimates for planning and budgeting.

He anticipates property valuations to increase in Buda, as they did in 2015.

“We’re still experiencing growth,” Williams said.

“While the economy has slowed down a bit, we still anticipate the numbers to reflect the growth and to increase, looking at it preliminarily.”

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Hays High baseball duo to play at Coastal Bend

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Hays High seniors Bryce Symmes and Josh Burnett have never known the game of baseball without each other on the same team.

From their T-ball days with the Manchaca Diamondbacks to playing with the Hays Rebels, Symmes and Burnett have shared a friendship they

say is more of a brotherhood.

As both players ready for college, they will continue to take the field together as they play at Coastal Bend College in Beeville next season.

“It’s funny, because we had coaches along the way who said, ‘you won’t play together after (high school),’” Burnett said. “It’s funny that we’re keeping the dream alive of that ‘deadly combo,’ as I

“It’s funny that we’re keeping the dream alive of that ‘deadly combo,’ as I picture it in a way.”

– Josh Burnett, Hays High Senior

picture it in a way.”

Their friendship began when they both played T-ball together with the Manchaca Youth Optimist League. Burnett said out of all of the kids on the team,

the two “sort of clicked.”

Soon the two have been “brothers ever since,” Burnett said.

“People have mistaken us for actually being brothers [when we were

younger],” Symmes said.

They continued that friendship as they rose through the ranks of little league baseball. Symmes said most of the time, both of their fathers were head coaches or assistant coaches of the team.

But it was their fathers who Burnett said continued their friendship.

“They went under the radar a bit to get us on the

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t seems Baylor may or may not have taken a step this week toward attempting to save face as an ongoing major sexual assault scandal continues to rock the campus.

Chip Brown of hornsdigest.com reported Tuesday the school’s board of regents fired Baylor president Kenneth Starr as a result of how the school has handled sexual assault cases against five Baylor football players.

Two of those players, Tevin Elliott and Sam Ukwuachu, were convicted of sexual assault in 2015.

Baylor, however, released a statement soon after saying it wouldn’t respond to the rumors or reports until official news is available. They expect an announcement on June 3.

The school’s board is reviewing findings of an investigation compiled by law firm Pepper Hamilton into the school’s response into the sexual assault allegations.

Meanwhile, an ESPN report last week shed light on possible unknown allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence against Baylor football players, where some school officials and coaches knew about the incidents.

According to the story, police in one 2011 case “took extraordinary steps” to keep that case from public view, with it being placed in a locked office.

All of this adds to the distressing tale of a successful football program that’s seemingly had a remarkable lack of institutional control.

As sports fans and media members wait to discover the fate of current Baylor head football coach Art Briles, the fact remains

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Lehman tennis player wins CATA MVP award

Lehman High junior Daniella Pena garnered top honors at the 21st annual Capital Area Tennis Association Banquet on Sunday as she was named the 2016 Most Valuable Player. Pena thanked her coaches, which included Lehman head tennis coach Orlando De La Fuente and assistant coach Daniel Cisneros. “I’m just happy to be out there playing,” Pena said.

“I’m blessed to have so many positive influences in my life.”

he should have taken a much more prominent role in addressing these allegations.

What’s worse is just how seemingly ignorant Briles has been to the whole situation, even after the reports of sexual assaults against his players became public.

Briles may have known about certain allegations, as was reported by ESPN, but tragically did little to nothing about it.

While the investigation into this scandal continues, it’s hard to imagine Baylor continuing to stay put with a head football coach who’s allowed a pall to be cast on the school.

If firing Briles is the way Baylor chooses to go, I will be one of many who advocate for them to take that path.

Briles must be fired.

There isn’t a scenario that would allow him to stay without the school taking any sort of backlash or protest from the student body.

Both non-producing and producing, including Perhaps more importantly, we in the media should also focus on how Baylor plans to address helping the current victims who have been violated as part of this entire scandal.

Victims who have had their voices stifled by a university that’s put athletics and revenue before women’s rights.

Sadly, they have in effect become victims for a second time, hurt by a group of people who should have been looking out for their well being.

People who should have taken them seriously and who should have done the right thing and stepped up to the plate and adequately investigated those allegations.

Baylor should step up and assist those victims whom it failed to help the first time around.

Doing so would be a start for the school to begin writing the final chapters to a shameful saga in its history.

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Continued from pg. 1B same team,” Burnett said.

“I’m sure it was perfectly legal, but they saw that we played well together.

That we were just a good combo.”

On the field, both players said they were cohesive and worked well together. During their days in coach pitch baseball, Burnett said they were ‘tearing it up” with inside the park homeruns.

Off the field, the two hung out as they hunted and fished, which Burnett said kept them both out of trouble.

Once the two continued their progression through the sport, their reliance on each other took a higher significance. It was bolstered after their fathers began to become spectators and not their coaches.

For both, the experience was “weird,” Symmes said.

In addition, the two soon began to view the challenges of playing a higher level. Symmes said moving into high school baseball was a “lot more upbeat and intense.”

“Growing up, it was okay if you made an error,” Symmes said. “But when you got to high school, everything changed. The little things that didn’t matter when you’re younger mattered a lot.”

Burnett said the move to high school baseball was “overwhelming,” as the duo quickly learned the speed of the game.

“It does change pretty drastically, especially from freshman to junior varsity, and JV to varsity,” Burnett said.

But through it all, the two continued their brotherhood on and off the field. Working as throwing partners before a game, which was a practice they had employed when they were younger, helped, Burnett said. He said it relaxed both of them as they prepared for games.

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ness also helped spur them along. Symmes said they help push each other along, which was the “main thing.”

Burnett said even though their competitive nature is mostly humor-

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“We mess with each other and talk crap to each other,” Symmes said. “It’s an always friendly competitiveness.”

Continuing their trek through baseball into the college ranks wasn’t a sure thing, however.

While both players were looking at colleges, neither was sure where they would end up, Burnett said.

Once Burnett committed to CBC, Symmes made the decision to follow suit. Burnett said it was a “blessing” that both will continue to be on the same team through junior college.

Both said they hope to continue playing on the same team after two years at CBC, wherever they may go.

“It’s a plus,” Symmes said. “Out of all the things that come with baseball, having your best buddy there to get to be around and get through that first year of college is key.”

And even after their baseball careers conclude, the two hope to pass along the same life lessons baseball and their fathers gave them. They want to make sure their own kids play on the same fields.

“It’s keeping the tradition alive and passing [baseball] along to our kids,” Burnett said.

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Hays CISD Teachers of the Year honored Secondary school Teachers of the Year include: Jerry Camp (WMS) Laura Younts (BMS) Robert Vinyard (DMS) Amanda Henke (SMS) Jonathan Wilson (SMS) Robert Mayer (Impact) Claudia Vasquez (LHS) Gina Lozano (HHS) Gwen Crowe (LOA)

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from each campus and announced the top two honorees, Elementary Teacher of the Year Marta Sarkady and Secondary Teacher of the Year Laura Younts. Sarkady and Younts will go on to represent the district at

the Regional Teacher of the Year competition.

The luncheon featured Foundation Board member and event chair and Hays CISD native Dena Jansen, who spoke of her appreciation for the district’s importance

in her life. She was followed by Hays High School Senior Faith Vasquez, soon to enter her freshman year at Yale University, who delivered a message on the importance of the positive influences she’s

experienced at HCISD. A Speech and Debate standout, Vasquez reminded her audience that each of them would one day be part of the accomplishments to come from her generation in the future.

Elementary school Teachers of the Year include: Sarah Hempel (FES) Nancy Johnson (EGES) Ashley Noto (BES) Marta Sarkady (TGES) Elizabeth Wilson (PES) Karen Snyder (TES) Tiffany Shim (SHES) Karen Bumpous (CHES) Celia Ledesma (CRES) Michelle Zuniga (KES) Marilyn Geyer (NES) Kerissa Mitchell (BVES) Kori Winchell (HES)

Incumbent, new Hays CISD board members sworn in

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Incumbent board member Merideth Keller and newlyelected board member Esperanza Orosco were sworn in at a specially held Hays CISD school board meeting Tuesday night.

Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Scott Cary administered the oath to Keller and Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith administered the oath to Orosco. From left to right are Scott Cary, Merideth Keller, Esperanza Orosco and Beth Smith.

What are you doing for summer fun?

School’s almost out and summer camps are gearing up.

Let us know what summer camps, library challenges and other activities your kids will be participating in by emailing news@haysfreepress.com.

Dahlstrom’s Foster named HCISD Ambassador of the Year STAFF REPORT

Dahlstrom Assistant Principal Sally Foster – already HCISD AP of the Year – was recently named to lead a roster of honorees as HCISD Ambassador of the Year.

Elaine Howard, who had introduced each of the 17 honorees, Merideth Keller and Superintendent Mike McKie presented Foster with her award. It was Dahlstrom’s second consecutive honoree chosen to headline the district’s Ambassadors;

Charlotte Peterson carried the honor since 2015.

The event was the 4th annual staging of the Ambassador of the Year Awards.

HCISD’s Christina Courson oversaw the arrangements, which included a performance by the Charles Floresdirected Hays High School Jazz Choir, desserts from Lehman’s Ryan Georgi-directed Back Burner Bistro students, and a dinner presented by Chef Bryant Currie and HCISD Food

Service.

The HCISD honorees included Maintenance & Operations Employee of the Year Tom Spillar, Professional of the Year Adrienne Rusk, Counselor of the Year Dr. Veronica Reyes, Administrator of the Year Ruth Ann Evans, Clerical Employee of the Year Debbie Bailey, Instructional Coach of the Year Maria Ortega-Aguilar, Child Nutrition Employee of the Year Brian Silvert, Substitute of the Year Joyce Smithey, Hays High Five Employee of the Year

Rachel Rodriguez and Transportation Employee of the Year Elaine Hernsberger.

The honoree list also included Principal of the Year Tim Robinson, Nurse of the Year Michelle Hickey, AP of the Year Sally Foster, Custodian of the Year Josie Garza, Special Education Employee of the Year Shelli Cervenka, Teacher Assistant of the Year Amy Ventura, Technology Employee of the Year Stefani Dougherty and Librarian of the Year Carrie Bartsch.

PHOTO BY JIM CULLEN

Dahlstrom Assistant Principal Sally Foster, surrounded by her crowd of Dahlstrom friends and supporters, was named HCISD Ambassador of the Year at this year’s Ambassador Awards.

11 Critical Home Inspection Traps to be Aware of Weeks Before Listing Your Kyle/Buda Home For Sale Kyle/Buda – According to industry experts, there are over 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a home inspection when your home is for sale.

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could cost you dearly in terms of repair. That’s why it’s critical that you read this report before you list your home. If you wait until the building inspector flags these issues for you, you will almost certainly experience costly delays in the close of your home sale, or worse, turn prospective buyers away altogether. In most cases, you can make a reasonable pre-inspection yourself if you know what you’re looking for, and knowing what you’re looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones.

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While many students are spending their last days before the end of school dreaming of how they’ll be taking it easy this summer, some are concentrating on challenging activities right up through their last school day, challenging themselves in the firstever Barton Bobcats’ HCISD Middle School Robotics Showcase.

The students were all from the district’s middle school Project Lead the Way Gateway to Technology classes and/or in their respective campus robotics clubs. Above, Barton Middle School teacher Jonathan Barger discusses a project with sixthgrader Christian Smith. Right, Bristol Raymond, fourthgrader at Carpenter Hill Elementary demonstrates his project.

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The gold medal for long-distance running would have to go to the pronghorn antelope. It can maintain a steady speed of 35 mph (56 km/hr) for a distance of 3 miles (5 km). No other animal can run so far so fast.

Who would win the medals if Mother Nature held Olympic Games for the other animals on this planet?

What is the Olympic motto? Use the code to find out!

Find the two identical pronghorn antelope.

Standards Link: Visual discrimination: Identify similarities and differences in common objects.

Fastest insect zooms in at 36 mph!

Fastest marine mammal swimming at more than 35 miles per hour!

Fastest fish reaches 68 mph!

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WINNER FLEA RACE SPEED MAMMAL FISH ANIMAL METER LEAP JUMP GOLD DISTANCE NATURE BODY CAT FALCON

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Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump. They can smell water three miles away, though!

High Jump

The puma, a member of the cat family, holds the record for the highest-jumping mammal. It can leap up to 18 feet (6 meters) in the air from a standing start.

The strongest animal, relative to body size, is the Rhinoceros beetle. It can support 850 times its own body weight on its back.

Long Jump

The common flea can cover 220 times the length of its body in one leap! If humans could do that, we would be able to complete the 800 meter race in just two leaps!

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals meet their needs in different ways; animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them survive and thrive in different kinds of places.

Traveling as fast as it can, without taking a rest, it would take a garden snail more than eight days to finish a 10,000 meter race!

Race through the newspaper and find and cut out letters that spell the names of each of the following Olympic events: • Equestrain • Javelin • Steeplechase • Swim Standards Link: Language Arts: Spelling: Spell a variety of grade level words correctly.

Quiz a friend or family member about the Olympics.

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2. What does the Olympic Motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” mean? � Harder, Stronger, Faster � Faster, Higher, Stronger � Better, Bigger, Bolder 3. According to the Olympic Creed, the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but … � to play fair. � to win big. � to take part.

4. Where is the Olympic torch first lit? � Athens � Greece � Olympia 5. Women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics in what year? � 1800 � 1900 � 2000

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It’s About Thyme customer Ramiah Subramanian checks out the curry leaf plants at the nursery last week.

Curry leaf thrives in Austin’s climate Ask Chris

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Buda resident and New York native Paul Trupia (right) grimaces as he and and his wife, Heather, spar in choreographed combat prior to the first series of races at the 2016 Buda Wiener Dog Festival April 23. Trupia’s passion for Star Wars costuming and lightsaber fighting led him to create the non-profit Jakku Temple, which is part of the Lucasfilm recognized Saber Guild, in 2014. The group not only performs at events, but also contributes to local charities.

The force is with them

Real life Jedis perform for worthy causes

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rom an early age, Buda resident and New York native Paul Trupia has been a fan of the “Star Wars” mythos ever since he saw the original film in theaters in 1977.

But as a fan of costuming and lightsaber fighting, Trupia discovered a group that could help him and many others make their dreams of living in the Star Wars universe a reality.

Through the Saber Guild, a Lucasfilm recognized international non-profit lightsaber performance group, Trupia and other Central Texans not only perform in costume at conventions, but also for worthy causes.

“Being able to act out and perform choreographed lightsaber combat, the kids love it,” Trupia said.

“It’s performing for kids and fans and being able to raise some funds for worthy causes, which is a huge part of what we do.”

Trupia’s interest in lightsaber fighting began after attending comic conventions in New York in 2008. It was at that time he interacted with a group of New Yorkers who were in Jedi Knight costume.

The group piqued Trupia’s interest, as its choreography went beyond what other Star Wars groups did, he said.

He cited groups such as the 501st Legion and the Rebel Legion, which attend conventions and movie premieres in costume.

“You just support the event in costume. You stand and take pictures,” Trupia said. “But a storm trooper can’t fire a blaster. An X-wing pilot

“It does mean a lot to me. It’s more than just Star Wars fans performing.

That’s why I wanted to join these guys. They’re like the real life Jedi.”

–Stephanie Pena, member of the Jakku Temple

can’t fly an X-wing. But a Jedi has a lightsaber and can do stuff with it.

That’s what the Saber Guild allows.”

It wasn’t until after moving to Texas in 2010 when Trupia decided to commit and join a lightsaber fighting group.

Once Disney acquired Lucasfilms, Trupia said the company began to “tighten the reins” on costuming groups.

It led Trupia to join Saber Guild in 2014. A year later, he was elected

as the local director of Jakku Temple, which services the Central Texas area.

Through the Saber Guild, interested members learn the “nine count” technique for lightsaber fighting using “padded sabers,” which are PVC pipes wrapped in insulation, Trupia said.

Members progress and learn the techniques, which Trupia said takes about four weeks.

Students are introduced to the various techniques

used by Star Wars characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi.

But the primary focus above all, Trupia said, is on safety. He said the intent of the nine count technique is to never to hit anyone.

“When you look at performances, it’s totally choreographed and not martial. You’re not trying to hit someone,” he said.

“You may take a strike, but when everything goes according to plan,

no one’s ever hit. That’s the beauty of it.”

While training only lasts roughly four weeks, Trupia said the most time consuming aspect is creating a costume, which must meet standards. Trupia said creating a costume can cost upward of $275.

The cost doesn’t include “combat sabers,” which range from $150 to $1,200.

San Antonio resident Stephanie Pena, who is currently creating her costume, said she has budgeted $300 for her costume. While she said it’s been a challenge, obtaining a costume that meets the standard is her goal.

“I don’t want to have a half-done costume,” Pena said. “I want to have one that’s to the standards and me getting

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ndian curry leaf has proved to be an easy plant to grow here in our central Texas area.

Native to India and Sri Lanka, Indian curry leaf is a member of the rue family, which includes citrus and the popular herb rue. (In olden times, rue was thought to improve eyesight and creativity, and is a host plant for swallow-tail butterflies.)

In its native habitat, curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) grows as a small tree, reaching a height of 15 to 20 feet.

It is popular with Indians and fans of Indian cuisine because of its highly aromatic pinnate leaves which are used to make curry.

Leaves are chopped and fried in oil with onions as a start to many traditional dishes.

Here at the nursery we grow curry from seed obtained from our mother plants. The white flowers bloom in clusters, each providing shiny black berries containing one seed each.

We remove the seed from the berry and plant in a soil-less potting or germinating mix (Metro). The berry needs to be plump and soft.

If allowed to dry and shrivel, germination is poor. With fresh seed, the germination is close to 100%!

Since curry leaf is a tropical tree, it can’t survive freezing temperatures. We planted one in our butterfly garden last spring and it survived through our very mild winter. Our low around 30 degrees didn’t harm the tree.

Lucky for us, curry leaf is easy to grow in containers. Plant them in full sun to part shade, and use a great soil mix like Metro or Happy Frog, and keeping moist but not wet.

Give one a try. Because I cannot let one seed go to waste, I have hundreds of baby curries ; - ) Happy gardening everyone!

If you have a question for Chris, send it via email to iathyme@yahoo.com.

Or mail a postcard to It’s About Thyme11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748, www. itsaboutthyme.com

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It was the worst crash in Oklahoma’s history

Local man survived and lives to bring education to children STAFF REPORT

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emorial Day is usually observed to honor those who died in military service.

But it seems fitting to look back 50 years and honor a local man who survived the worst plane crash in Oklahoma’s history.

Rosalio Tobias is known locally by school children because his name is on their school. They love seeing him walk in; they greet him with huge smiles on their faces.

Tobias has served Hays CISD as a trustee, as the board president. He served on the Campus Leadership Team, on bond task forces, attendance zone committees and took on many other tasks to help school children. He was a founding member of the Hays CISD Education Foundation, which raises grant funds for teachers and students in recognition of academic achievement and innovative ideas.

But it was the one formative event in 1966 that made Tobias think about his life.

As a young soldier during the early days of the Vietnam War, Tobias was one of 15 survivors of a horrendous crash in Oklahoma.

It was a rainy April night in 1966 when an American Flyers Airline crashed into the hillside near the Gene Autry Airport in Ardmore. The plane was carrying 92 Army recruits and six crew members. Eightythree people died in that fiery crash, which scattered debris over 400 yards.

A celebration of the remaining eight survivors was held in Oklahoma this year.

Tobias and his wife, Angelita, and 12 relatives attended the event. Tobias was honored at the Kyle City Council meeting in April.

OBITUARIES CASTILLO Jesus Alberto “Beto” Castillo of Kyle, Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2016 at 9:40 p.m.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25 followed by a funeral service at 6 p.m. at The Hill Country Event Center, 107 Centerpoint Rd, San Marcos, Texas.

A procession will depart for Assumption Cemetery, 3650 S. Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78704 on Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m., from The Hill Country Event Center Jesus Alberto enjoyed riding his horse, fishing, hanging with friends, and putting a smile on people’s faces. He would go out of his way to make people smile, even when he had nothing to offer.

He is survived by his wife, Ernestina Castillo, his children, Yesenia Castillo, Alberto Castillo and Eduardo Castillo, his mother Hermelinda Castillo, his sisters, Patricia Del Carmen Castillo, Diana Elizondo, Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez and brothers, Gerardo Castillo and Ricardo Castillo along with his loving sistersin-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Idelfonso Castillo.

HECTOR Neil Hector, 95, of Wimberley died Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Coach Hector was a much respected and much admired Austin area and south Texas athlete, high school coach and high school administrator. He was a calm, collected, softspoken and extremely patient coach, parent and grandparent who had

a great gift for teaching and motivating young athletes. He was born in Buda January 11, 1921 and graduated from Buda High School in 1938. He played baseball at UT Austin from 1940-1948 with his college career being interrupted by service in the Air Corps during World War II. From 1948-1973 he coached baseball and football and other sports at high schools in McAllen and Three Rivers, and in Austin at McCallum and Johnston. The last years of his professional live he was the Dean of Boys at Anderson and Johnston high schools.

In retirement, he helped organize and establish Wimberley’s St. Stephen’s School and senior citizen’s thrift shop while also being an ardent supporter of WimDems.

Neil was also active in local tennis circles, and even won a Texas 70-and-over state tennis championship.

He is survived by Pat Hector of Wimberley, his loving and devoted wife of 65 years; sons, Dean Keddy-Hector and wife Anne of Driftwood; Jim Hector and Pauline Hernandez of Alpine; Casey Hector and wife Tammy of Robinson; and grandchildren Austin, Cassidy, Emmaline, Isabel, Julian, Katy, Logan, Megan, Rachel and William.

A Memorial Service will take place at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wimberley on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 11 am to be followed by a reception for family and friends at the Hectors’ home. A college scholarship fund for underprivileged high school baseball players has been established in Neil’s name through the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (www.thsbca. com).

Back in 2003, when the Rosalio Tobias Elementary School was named, Tobias looked back on his time.

“When I got hurt, I spent a lot of time thinking,” he said in 2003. “I worried about how I would support my wife and family.”

Tobias was hospitalized after the

crash with two broken legs, burns on his face and arms.

He had also suffered from internal bleeding.

He told reporters at the time that he had been sitting on the right side of the plane in the middle over the wing.

After the crash, he could hardly move. He had

“I wanted to give (my children) the support at home, to teach them they are worthy, that education is important, and that with it they can accomplish anything. I also wanted to instill in them the importance of being involved in their communities.”

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been thrown about 10 feet from the wreckage, with fire all around.

Tobias retired from the Armed Services in 1970, attended Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and earned his degree in accounting.

Tobias’ interest in education really began when his children began school.

Tobias admitted in 2003 that in his younger days, he didn’t exactly carry a torch for education.

“Let’s say my interest in school evolved through the years ... I’m so involved in the schools now that it’s hard to believe I’m the same person,” he said.

But his children made him yearn for an educated life.

“I wanted to give the support at home, to teach them they are worthy, that education is important, and that with it they can accomplish anything,” he said in 2003. “I also wanted to instill in them the importance of being involved in their communities.”

Today, a member of the Tobias family, Teresa Tobias, follows in Rosalio’s footsteps.

Other members of the same family have worked hard for Hays CISD, serving in all aspects of the education system.

From the fiery crash in Ardmore more than 50 years ago, a legacy of education rises in the Hays CISD community – education, community involvement, love of children, service.

Rosalio Tobias is certainly a fitting Memorial Day reminder – that through hard work and sustained devotion, everyone and anyone can make something of themselves.

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Public Library. The library chose works by renowned Spanish artist Joan Miro, one of the most influential artists of the early surrealist movement in the 1920s and 1930s.

Famous for its dramatic emphasis on color and shape, surrealism became popular with the works of Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, and Joan Miro. All of these artists utilized distorted and simplistic images to convey themes, and the surrealists impact on art and pop-culture to this day remains strong.

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So come visit the library to learn about surrealism and Miro.

Books and databases are available for information, and you can see Miro’s Bleu II, Singing Fish, Femme Aux Trois, Obra de Joan Miro, and Daybreak Tagansbruch, 1968.

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With the importance of art in mind, the Kyle Public Library recently added a series of new artwork to its children’s area, which is now festooned with bright, colorful artwork thanks to the support of the Friends of the Kyle

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Hays Free Press • May 25, 2016

World famous naturalist visits Texas Republic A resolution was introduced in the senate of the Lone Star Republic on May 25, 1837 to make a world famous naturalist and wildlife painter an “honorary Texan.”

John James Audubon was born Jean Rabin on a Caribbean island in 1785 to parents from two very different worlds. His father was a rich French seafarer, merchant, planter and slave trader, while his mother was a Creole servant who died less than a year after giving birth.

As an adult Audubon tried to divert attention from his embarrassing beginning with the silly suggestion that he was the missing son, the “Lost Dauphin,” of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

He repeatedly referred to his “noble birth” and “my great secret” claiming he was actually an “aristocrat” who looked like his “real, not my adopted father.”

In truth Audubon had no reason to complain.

Rather than leave his illegitimate son behind on Santo Domingo, his father took him home to a childless wife who raised the boy as her own.

Audubon’s doting mother let him do whatever he pleased. He learned to ride, shoot, dance and to play three musical instruments but could barely read or write. His youth was spent outdoors drawing birds, collecting nests and seeing “nature through his own eyes instead of through the spectacle of books.”

The elder Audubon did not want his offspring to fight Napoleon’s wars, so in 1803 he sent him to America. After living five years on land his father owned outside Philadelphia, the idle immigrant married a neighbor’s daughter named Lucy.

The couple went west to Kentucky, where the husband’s lackadaisical

War forced Audubon to postpone a trip to Florida in late 1836, he hitched a ride to the Texas coast on a revenue cutter. On April 25, 1837, the Campbell announced its arrival in Galveston Bay with a blast from its biggest gun, and secretary of the navy S. Rhodes Fisher welcomed the distinguished guest to the Lone Star Republic.

Audubon and son John spent two weeks exploring Galveston Island and gathering specimens for his next project, “The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.” On a side trip to an army garrison, the naturalist was shocked by the squalid living conditions of the Texas soldiers and their Mexican prisoners of war.

Following a leisurely 10-day cruise, the Camp-

bell reached the capital city of Houston on May 18.

Spring rains had flooded the town and surrounding countryside, and the visitors waded through ankledeep water on the long walk to the presidential “mansion” – a two-room log house.

Sam Houston was not home, so the Audubon party wandered the muddy streets of the new capital, which was still a work in progress. They bumped into the Hero of San Jacinto dressed in “a fancy velvet coat with trousers trimmed in broad gold lace,” and he invited them back to his place for a drink.

A few days after Audubon’s departure, Senator S.H. Everitt offered a resolution to make the “celebrated ornitholo-

gist” an honorary Texan.

The paperwork was sent on to the committee on foreign relations, where it gathered dust instead of support.

John Audubon came back to Texas in 1845.

Accompanied by Ranger Capt. John Coffee Hays, “a man not afraid to go to Hell by himself,” he scoured the Hill Country for more four-footed creatures. His invalid father, whose traveling days were over, was particularly pleased with his son’s sketches of cougars.

The “Houston Press” and “Houstonia” magazine recently interviewed Bartee about his new book “Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil.” You can read both on his website barteehaile.com.

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This portrait of John James Audubon was painted in 1826 by John Syme, commissioned by William Home Lizars.

attempts to bring home the bacon always ended in failure. Audubon hit rock bottom in 1819, when his debts landed him in jail.

Moving to Cincinnati for a fresh start, he worked for awhile as a taxidermist, portrait painter and art teacher.

Then in 1820 at the age of 35, Audubon had his Great Idea. He would draw every bird in the United States! His subjects would be life-size with their natural habitat as the background. He did not have a clue what he would do with the finished product, but that did not matter.

While Audubon was away, which was most of the time, long-suffering

Lucy supported herself and their two sons by teaching school. She even saved enough to pay for her absentee spouse’s trip to England in 1826 to find a publisher for the 240 watercolors of his feathered friends.

“The American Woodsman” with his frontier costume and shoulderlength hair was an instant sensation in London. He met every person of importance, including Czar Nicholas I of Russia, who gave him an expensive diamond ring. He was no less a hit in Paris, where future monarch Louis Philippe contacted the Austrian emperor and the king of Sweden on his behalf.

A Scottish engraver agreed to publish “The Birds of America,” and the ground-breaking work sold like hot cakes on both sides of the Atlantic. By 1830 the artist was wellknown and wealthy.

When the Seminole

Temple and also an avid Star Wars fan, said he enjoys the thrill of live performances on big stages.

“From hockey games to baseball games, to performing in San Antonio and Austin, that roar of people when you’re doing your best and you strive for excellence, it’s amazing,” Garcia said.

Giving back to the community, whether it’s visiting children in hospitals or fundraising for charitable causes, is paramount for the members of Jakku Temple. Garcia said the Saber Guild works with

non-profits such as the Ronald McDonald House and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“It’s not only engaging your passion and having a wonderful time, but also to make a difference,” Garcia said.

“The opportunity to raise funds and awareness for different charities.”

The philanthropic aspect of the Saber Guild was a “huge reason” for Pena to join.

“It does mean a lot to me. It’s more than just Star Wars fans performing,” Pena said.

“That’s why I wanted to join these guys. They’re like the real life Jedi.”

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Through Jakku Temple, Trupia, along with his wife, Heather, and other members have performed at various events and venues.

Those range from attending various comiccons, to Round Rock Express baseball games, to the Buda Wiener Dog Races, and the premier of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.

“It’s nice to be able to get together with your brothers and sisters to perform on an international level,” Trupia said.

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Kyle keeps green for Mental Health Awareness month

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a full service doctors office called Comunicare which houses multiple services and doctors under one ay is Mental Health Aware- roof.

Texas Fit Chicks, a ness month statewide fitness boot and many across the camp where women nation are wearing can join a fitness green in support of class that meets three spreading awareness times a week with about mental health varied workouts, was issues. also present at the Kyle, like many citfair representing the ies have already done importance of physiin Texas, has hired a cal health as well as mental health officer mental. to assist police and Sharply Ferrer and citizens with various Christopher Lippke, mental health conlicensed musical cerns, such as finding therapists, talked resources for assisabout their theory tance. that almost anything Genevieve Natal, who has been the Kyle in a person’s life can be helped Police with DepartMENTAL HEALTH music ment’s RESOURCES therapy. mental “It’s health Hill Country therapy officer Community MHDD Center that for the (Scheib Center) doesn’t last four 1200 N. Bishop St., feel like years, San Marcos, TX 78666 clinical said her 512-392-7151 therapy time 1-888-648-3947 because there as (toll free) a person “bringdoesn’t ing evMental Health/ even realerything Suicide Crisis Line ize they’re togeth1-877-466-0660 getting er.” That therapy extends National Suicide since they toward Prevention Lifeline may be finding 1-800-273-TALK (8255) floating mental in a pool health listening to music as resources and the part of their therapy,” people who need acFerrer said. cess to them.

The issue of menOn May 13, KPD hosted its third annual tal health in America and the availability of Mental Health Awareservices to assist those ness fair. Natal said it affected by mental gave her and others health issues have in the field a place to been hotly contested start networking and in the media recently. getting people the inThe consensus formation without the among officials is that fear of being judged. there aren’t enough “Citizens know it’s personnel specially a safe place to come trained to manage and get information; and interact with peono one is judged ple regarding mental here,” Natal said. health issues.

The fair provided Natal said if an ofcitizens resources ficer needs assistance across multiple areas. evaluating an emoIt included representionally disturbed intatives from Gary Job dividual, she is called Corps, a vocational in to determine if training school in San that individual needs Marcos. Representatreatment as opposed tives from the Youth to jail time.

Crisis Respite Center, Mental health ofa refuge for kids ages ficers are becoming 13-17, were also in atmore common in tendance. precincts across the Representatives state. from the Military Buda recently apVeterans Peer Network plied for a state grant also attended the fair. for a mental health “Our main thing officer. Natal said she is helping veterans was hopeful that Buda connect to each other would receive the and to the resources grant and has already they need so they been in contact with can navigate the V.A. city staff in order to healthcare system share her resources. better,” Peer Services Natal also said he Coordinator Gene was excited about the Hooper said. prospect of a second Another relief organization that attended mental health officer in Kyle and one day the event was Texans hopes to have a menRecovering Together, tal health task force at a crisis-counseling KPD. program that helps “I believe my people recovering position here, havfrom the Memorial ing a mental health Day and Halloween officer at a police floods. department, is very There were repimportant because I resentatives from am the key player and hospitals like Austin the face of the deLakes Hospital, an partment for mental in-patient and outillness issues,” Natal patient mental health said. treatment facility, and news@haysfreepress.com

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3. American Journal of Psychiatry and U.S. Surgeon General’s Report, 1999.

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Kyle, Buda show support for ride sharing initiatives

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As a commuter who travels to Austin for work on a daily basis, Kyle resident Rafael Marquez quickly saw the upside of working for ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft.

But after Uber and Lyft left Austin after the failure of Proposition 1, Marquez and many others began to seek alternative clientele outside of the city.

Hays County, specifically Buda, Kyle and San Marcos, were places Marquez believes ride sharing services could thrive next.

“I think it’s a good service, especially in Kyle, which doesn’t have public transportation,” Marquez said. “Having a ride sharing service in town is a net plus for the community.”

The topic of ride sharing companies in northern Hays County was presented during public comment at the May 17 Kyle City Council meeting.

Lisa Ayala, a Kyle resident and a representative for Lyft, said the company is “great for Kyle, but serves all of Hays County.”

She said drivers help citizens get where they need to go and that Lyft was “safe and reliable.”

She said drivers go through national background checks and the company has live GPS tracking for its drivers.

“We’re not here to do away with local taxing, but give commuters where they need to go and within budget,” Ayala said.

“If it was really an issue of citizen safety, then everyone that delivers food to your house would have to have a fingerprint background check. That includes plumbers and electricians ... It’s not about public safety.”

–Rafael Marquez, Lyft driver

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25% are over age 50 71% have dependents living at home

19% are under age 30 Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the premise of ride sharing companies “are an added service to the community” and are a “very good thing.”

Ruge said adding ride sharing companies is “another piece to the transportation puzzle” Buda is trying to solve.

Ruge said one issue is the lack of transportation options in the city.

The Buda city council hasn’t discussed any form of regulation, but Ruge said the city has reached out to San Marcos Mayor Daniel Guerrero, who

has overseen ride sharing regulations in that city.

Ruge said he has not heard of or seen any safety related issues reported out of Austin. He believes the ride sharing companies could give residents a chance to work.

It could also increase traffic between Buda and San Marcos.

“That could be advantageous. To keep those dollars as a whole in the county,” Ruge said.

He went on to add ride sharing services could further cut down on DUIs and DWIs.” According to Marquez, the bulk of people he serviced were those looking to reach the airport, or trying to get from work and dinner without the hassle of parking.

While it varied by the time of day, he said people were “always needing to get somewhere.”

But he had some concern on the range of services, as the Uber and Lyft apps do not operate in Austin.

“My concern is about the limited service radius of it,” Marquez said. “If

someone needs to come to Austin, I can bring them, but I can’t pick them up. They have to find an alternative way home.”

But Marquez wasn’t concerned about safety regarding ride sharing services, primarily when it comes to fingerprint background checks.

“If it was really an issue of citizen safety, then everyone that delivers food to your house would have to have a fingerprint background check. That includes plumbers and electricians,” Marquez said. “It’s not about public safety.”

However, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, any individual applying for a license in the state of Texas is subject to a criminal background check.

The issue regarding Uber and Lyft in Austin arose due to the companies’ refusal to do fingerprint background checks on their drivers.

Taxi, shuttle and limousine drivers are required to have national background checks, but Uber and Lyft driver background checks were done by the company and did not require fingerprint checks.

Some incidents have led to criminal accusations against rideshare drivers with significant felony backgrounds, who may be employed if approved by the companies.

A basic background check is approximately $10 to $12/person. A livescan fingerprint check costs $50.

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dentity theft is a big problem. How big? Consider this: In 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with a total fraud amount of $15 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. That’s a lot of victims, and a lot of money. How can you protect yourself from becoming a statistic?

Here are a few suggestions: Secure your Social Security number.

Identity thieves eagerly seek Social Security numbers — so don’t give out yours to anyone who asks for it. In fact, as a general rule, be reluctant to give it out at all. Always ask whomever you’re dealing with if he or she will accept another form of identification, or at the very least will take just the last four digits of your number.

And never carry your Social Security card with you.

Shred credit card offers and bank statements. If you’re not going to apply for the credit cards offered to you, shred the offers.

Identity thieves have been known to go through garbage, fill out credit card offers and take advantage of them. At the same time, shred your bank and brokerage statements – and any other statement containing personal or financial information.

Study your credit card bills and checking account statements.

Question any credit card charge or checking account activity you don’t recognize as your own.

Don’t give out your credit card number unless you’re initiating a purchase. Many of us shop online. As long as you’re dealing with a reputable merchant who uses a secure site — i.e., one that has “https” in the web address — you should be fairly confident that your credit card information will be protected. Never give out your credit card number to people or businesses who, unsolicited, try to sell you something over the phone or Internet.

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passwords. Do you use a password to log onto your computer?

If so, don’t share it with anyone, outside perhaps your most trusted family members. And use a strong password – one that doesn’t contain your real name or even a complete word that could be used to identify you.

Also, it doesn’t hurt to periodically change your password, whether it’s for your computer logon or for entry to any of your financial or consumer accounts.

Even after taking these steps, you could still run into identity theft. That’s why you need to watch for certain signs, such as the arrival of unexpected credit cards or account statements, denials of credit for no clear reason, or calls or letters regarding purchases you didn’t make. If any of these things happen to you, you may want to place a “fraud alert” on your credit reports and review them carefully.

Three national creditreporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – keep records of your credit history. If someone has misused your personal or financial information, contact one of the companies and ask for an initial fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert is free, but you must provide proof of your identity. And the company you call must tell the other companies about your alert. (For more information on placing a fraud alert, visit the website of any of the three companies.)

You can help preserve your good name from those who want to misuse it – so, stay vigilant.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mixed Beverage Permit by TX Hotel Concession Holdings, L.L.C. dba Comfort Suites, to be located at 15295 IH 35, Building 800, Buda, Hays, Texas. The sole principal of said limited liability company is Ruby Huang, Member.

Notice is hereby given that FM 2001, LLC dba Poco Loco Supermercado is applying with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine & Beer Retailer’s Off-Premise Permit to be located at 2951 FM 2001, Buda, Hays County Texas.

Manager: Asifali Karowalia.

TABC NOTICE

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Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine & Beer Retailer’s Permit (BG) by PHO THAISON 3 LLC dba Pho Thaison, to be located at 5401 S. FM 1626 #370, Kyle, Hays County, Texas. Members of said corporation are Son Xuan Nguyen and Thailai Vuong-Nguyen.

Notice is hereby given that Goforth Business, LLC d/b/a Poco Loco Supermercado, is applying with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine & Beer Retailer’s Off-Premise Permit to be located at 1487 Old Goforth Rd., Buda, Hays County, Texas.

Manager: Asifali Karowalia.

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Health/life/dental insurance after 60 days. Min. requirements: Must be 21 yrs old, HS/GED, clean TDL, clean criminal history, pre-employment TB skin test, and drug screen. Growing (20+ year old) non-profit organization. www.pegasusschool.net.

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PUBLIC SALE

Chapter 59 Texas Property Code. They will conduct a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises.

This sale is being listed below.

The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time.

Morningstar Mini Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code. This sale is listed below.

Date: 06/06/2016 Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Morningstar Mini Storage, 1001 W. Goforth Rd., Buda, TX 78610 Units: Unit 2093 – Shelia Mae Burbage – Hope chest, furniture, boxes, etc.

Unit 3004 – Danny Ramirez – Tennis racquets, boxes, etc.

Unit 3137 – Sheila Mae Burbage – Child’s rocking chair, Christmas décor, boxes, etc.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in conjunction with Hays County, will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed replacement of the bridge on Post Road (County Road 140) over the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas. The meeting will be held on June 6, 2016 at the Kyle First Baptist Church, 400 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas, 78640. The meeting will be held in an open house format from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The purpose of the Public Meeting is to present the proposed project to the public and receive comments. The proposed project would replace the concrete slab bridge, which was washed out

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THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO: DOE VALLEY INC., AND UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS AND TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS, OR CLAIMANTS IN THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN, Defendants(s) GREETINGS: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after you were served this citation, the same being 23RD DAY OF MAY, 2016 a default judgment may be taken against you.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the 22nd District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION filed in said Court on 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016, and said suit being numbered 16-0671 on the docket of said Court, wherein William H. Hudgens, Jr. is Plaintiff and Doe Valley Inc., Unknown Successors and Assigns is the Defendant.

The nature of said suit is as follows: PLAINTIFF REQUESTS THE COURT GRANT HIM A JUDGMENT FOR TITLE AND POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS SUIT, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 3, WOODCREEK, SECTION NINETEEN (19), A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1, PAGE 289, PLAT RECORDS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1 TAMMY TERRACE WIMBERLEY, TEXAS 78676 AND SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEF TO WHICH PLAINTIFF MAY BE JUSTLY ENTITLED. All as more fully appears of record on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at office, on this the 13th day of April, 2016.

REQUESTED BY: Joseph J. Malone STEVENS & MALONE LLP PO BOX 727 Wimberley, Tx. 78676 512-847-9277

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by flooding in the fall of 2015, with a prestressed concrete slab structure on concrete substructure and drilled shafts.

A temporary structure is currently in place. A detour from Post Road to IH 35 will be necessary during construction of the replacement bridge.

No additional right-of-way is required for the proposed project, and there are no displacements.

Displays showing the proposed project’s location and geometric design will be available for viewing at the Public Meeting. The information will also be available for public inspection Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the TxDOT South Travis Area Office located at 9725 South IH 35, Austin, Texas 78744.

All interested citizens are invited to attend this Public Meeting. Written comments from the public regarding this project are requested and may be presented for a period of 10 calendar days following the meeting. Written comments may be submitted either in person or by mail to TxDOT’s South Travis Area Office, Mr. Victor Garcia P.E., Area Engineer, 9725 South IH 35, Austin, Texas 78744. Written comments must be received

by June 16, 2016 to be included in the Public Meeting Summary.

The Public Meeting will be conducted in English. Persons interested in attending the meeting who have special communication or accommodation needs, or need an interpreter, are encouraged to contact Ms. Kelli Reyna at 512-832-7060. Requests

should be made at least two days prior to the Public Meeting. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate these needs. If you have general questions or concerns regarding the proposed project, you may contact Michelle Romage-Chambers, P.E., at 512-292-2402.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and TxDOT.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Margaret Elizabeth Ledgerwood Williams, a/k/a Margaret L. Williams, a/k/a Margaret Elizabeth Williams, Deceased, were issued on May 18, 2016, in Cause No. 16-0146-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to Margaret Henry, a/k/a Margaret W. Henry, a/k/a Peggy Henry as Independent Executor.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Estate of Margaret Elizabeth Ledgerwood Williams, a/k/a Margaret L. Williams, a/k/a Margaret Elizabeth Williams, Margaret Henry, a/k/a Margaret W. Henry, a/k/a

Peggy Henry, Independent Executor c/o Greg Johnson Farrell & Pak, PLLC 1000 MoPac Circle Austin, Texas 78746 Telephone: (512) 323 2977 Facsimile: (512) 708 1977 gjohnson@txelderlaw. comDated the 18th day of May, 2016. /s/ Greg Johnson Greg Johnson Farrell & Pak, PLLC 1000 MoPac Circle Austin, Texas 78746 Telephone: (512) 323 2977 Facsimile: (512) 708 1977 e-mail: gjohnson@txelderlaw.com

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JAMES LEONARD LINDER

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James Leonard Linder, Deceased, were issued on April 27, 2016, in Cause No. 16-0080-P, pending in the Probate Court of Hays County, Texas, to the estate’s independent executor without bond, Ronnie Barnett. All persons having claims against the estate currently being administered are required to present them within the time required by law. Claims should be addressed in care of the representative’s attorney, David E. Little, Of Counsel, Germer Beaman & Brown PLLC, 301 Congress Avenue,

PUBLIC NOTICES, 4D

INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle, will be received until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday the 2nd. day of June, 2016 at the Public Works Administration Building of the City of Kyle located at 520 Ranch Road 150 in Kyle, Texas 78640 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for TENORIO ADDITION WASTEWATER SYSTEM REHABILITATION PHASE ONE-B consisting of approximately 2,850 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer line, 11 concrete manholes and 40 service connections including approximately 2,150 linear feet of 4-inch yard line and various line appurtenances in an existing residential subdivision.

Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier's check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bonds in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall indicate clearly on the front that the bid is for TENORIO ADDITION WASTEWATER SYSTEM REHABILITATION PHASE ONE-B. The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof. The successful Bidder must furnish a performance bond and payment bond on the forms provided, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety.

State statutes including wage and hour provisions and contract regulations must be adhered to as they relate to this project. Contractors will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Copies of the Specifications and Bid Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations: • Public Works Building 520 E. RR150, Kyle, Texas 78640.

• Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc., 4010 Manchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78704.

• McGraw Hill Construction Dodge, 3315 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 • Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217.

Bid Documents, Plans and Specifications may be obtained at the office of Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc. located at the address above upon payment of fifty dollars ($50.00). No refunds will be made.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of Kyle may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in bids received.

Honorable R. Todd Webster, Mayor City of Kyle

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Public Notices Suite 1700, Austin, Texas 78701. Dated this, the 25th day of May 2016.

HAYS CISD IS REQUESTING PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #18051603SC Waste Resource Management Services.

Request for Proposals will be accepted until May 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268-2141 ext 6035) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday or on the Public Purchase web site (www.publicpurchase.com).

Responses must be into the HCISD Public Purchase web site by the date and time indicated above. Late proposals will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all RFPs and waive all formalities in the RFP process.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NO. 2016-04-PM ACTUARIAL VALUATION SERVICES FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB)

The City of Kyle will accept proposals from qualified firms for Actuarial Valuation Services for Other Post-Employment

Benefits (OPEB) until 10:00 a.m., on June 6, 2016, in the City’s Financial Services Department. Proposals received after this time will not be considered.

A complete copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 2016-04-PM for Actuarial Valuation Services for Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) is available on the City of Kyle website and can be downloaded at: http://www.cityofkyle.com/ finance/rfp-acturial-valuationservices-other-post-employment-benefits-opeb> Perwez A. Moheet, CPA Director of Finance City of Kyle, Texas

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Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd., hereafter called OWNER, is requesting sealed written Bids for providing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals, complete and ready for intended use, and for performing all Work required for the following Project: STONEFIELD SECTION 11 Located at: Buda, Hays County, Texas The Work consists of a water, wastewater, and drainage improvements per the construction plans.

Bid Documents may be secured from the office of the Engineer, Cunningham Allen, Inc. 3103 Bee Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin TX 78746, on their FTP site.

They can be reached via email at rcouch@cunningham-allen.com.

Sealed Bids will be received at Cunningham Allen, Inc. 3103 Bee Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin TX 78746.

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PUBLIC HEARING Groundwater Management Area 13 Proposed Desired Future Conditions and Relevant Aquifer Designations

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by Cunningham Allen, Inc. upon receipt of the Bid, is the time of record.

Date: June 21, 2016 Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: 1101 W. San Antonio St., Lockhart, TX 78644

All CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS must be registered to do business in the State of Texas prior to submission of a Bid. Prime Contractors are responsible for ensuring that their Subcontractors are registered in the State of Texas.

At an open meeting of the Groundwater Management Area 13 Joint Planning Committee (GMA-13) held on April 27, 2016 in Pleasanton, Texas, and attended by representatives from the following groundwater conservation districts located wholly or partially within Groundwater Management Area 13: Edwards Aquifer Authority, Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District, Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District, Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District, McMullen Groundwater Conservation District, Medina County Groundwater Conservation District, Plum Creek Conservation District, Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District, Wintergarden Groundwater Conservation District; GMA-13 considered and adopted the following Proposed Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) for GMA-13 regional groundwater planning purposes: •

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The first proposed desired future condition for the Carrizo-Wilcox/ Queen City/Sparta Aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 13 is that 75 percent of the saturated thickness in the outcrop at the end of 2012 remains in 2070. This desired future condition is considered feasible despite model predictions to the contrary as detailed in GMA 13 Technical Memorandum 16-08.

In addition, a secondary proposed desired future condition for the Carrizo-Wilcox/Queen City/Sparta Aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 13 is an average drawdown of 48 feet for all of GMA 13. The drawdown is calculated from the end of 2012 conditions to the year 2070. This desired future condition is consistent with Scenario 9 as detailed in GMA 13 Technical Memorandum 16-01 and GMA 13 Technical Memorandum 16-08.

The proposed desired future conditions for the Yegua-Jackson Aquifer in Groundwater Management Area 13 are summarized in GMA 13 Technical Memorandum 16-04 (Draft 1). For Gonzales County, the average drawdown from 2010 to 2070 is 3 feet, for Karnes County, the average drawdown from 2010 to 2070 is 1 foot, and for all other counties in GMA 13, the Yegua-Jackson is classified as not relevant for purposes of joint planning.

The Trinity, Edwards, and Gulf Coast Aquifers are designated as nonrelevant for all counties in GMA 13 for purposes of joint planning.

Members of the public are invited to attend and provide oral comment, testimony, and/or submit other documentation and information relevant to the Proposed DFCs and Relevant Aquifer Designations to the Board of Directors at this Public Hearing.

If unable to attend the Public Hearing, members of the public are invited to submit written comments, testimony, and/or other documentation and information relevant to the Proposed DFCs and Relevant Aquifer Designations to the Board of Directors at the District Office located at: Plum Creek Conservation District P.O. Box 328 1101 W. San Antonio St. Lockhart, TX 78640 GMA-13 has prepared standardized Public Comment Forms to help you organize and substantiate your submission. This form is available at the address above. http://pccd.org/forms

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Performance and payment bonds when required shall be executed on forms furnished by OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Amount by a solvent corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and shall meet any other requirements established by law or by OWNER pursuant to applicable law.

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Contract Time is of the essence and all Work shall be substantially completed as specified in Section C-520, Agreement between Owner and Contractor.

OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any minor informality in any Bid or solicitation procedure (a minor informality is one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Bid).

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on May 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

(Austin Time) at Cunningham Allen, Inc., 3103 Bee Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin TX 78746. Bidders not attending the Pre-Bid Conference will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project.

AUTHORIZED CONTACT PERSON: Richard G. Couch, P.E. telephone (512) 327-2946 email rcouch@cunningahm-allen.com

As a part of its business of exercising its groundwater powers, the Plum Creek Conservation District will consider an application for two water well production permits, which is described as follows: Name of Applicant Mailing Address Date Application Filed

Location of Wells

Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency 1040 Highway 123 San Marcos, TX 78666

December 3, 2015 HCPUA Well #1 (PC 6712900.001) Latitude: 29° 48’ 0.77” North Longitude: 97° 23’ 24.7” West HCPUA Well #2 (PC 6712900.002) Latitude: 29° 47’ 22.16” North Longitude: 97° 21’ 28.58” West

Purpose

Public Water Supply

Amount of Water

4,700 acre feet of water per year

Rate of Production

HCPUA Well #1 (PC 6712900.001) = 1,040 gallons per minute HCPUA Well #2 (PC 6712900.002) = 1,872 gallons per minute

The Public Comment period runs from May 2, 2016 through August 1, 2016.

The District will prepare a report of any relevant comments received at the Public Hearing and attach any written comments, testimony, and/or other documentation and information relevant to the Proposed DFCs and Relevant Aquifer Designations received through August 1, 2016. This report and attachments will be provided to the GMA-13 Committee for their review, consideration, and incorporation into the DFC decision-making process.

Summary

Questions or requests for additional information may be submitted to: Daniel Meyer Plum Creek Conservation District P.O. Box 328 1101 W. San Antonio St. Lockhart, TX 78640 Tel. (512) 398 – 2383 daniel.meyer@pccd.org

The application is for two water well production permits, requesting a total of 4,700 acre feet of water per year for public water supply purposes to HCPUA member entities and customers.

This consideration will be during the Board’s regular meeting, at 1:00 p.m. on June 21st, 2016, located at 1101 W. San Antonio St., Lockhart, TX.

As a part of its business of exercising its groundwater powers, the Plum Creek Conservation District will consider an application for a Transportation permit, which is described as follows: Name of Applicant Mailing Address

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Date Application Filed

Location of Wells

HCPUA Well #1 (PC 6713600.001) Latitude: 29° 48’ 0.77” North Longitude: 97° 23’ 24.7” West

Public Water Supply

Amount of Water

4,700 acre feet of water per year

Rate of Production

HCPUA Well #1 (PC 6713600.001) = 1,040 gallons per minute HCPUA Well #2 (PC 6714700.001) = 1,872 gallons per minute

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Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency

Summary

The transportation facilities will consist of four primary components: well field collection pipelines, a water treatment plant, treated water pipelines, and treated water pump stations.

The water produced from the wells within the District will be collected into an estimated 36-inch diameter pipeline which will transport the water to the treatment plant. The treatment plant will be located either within Caldwell or Gonzales County. The water will be transported from the treatment plant via an estimated 36-inch diameter pipeline. Two booster pump stations will be required along the pipeline to deliver the water to the HCPUA member entities and customers. The Agency commenced construction of the transportation system on October 29, 2015. Pipeline excavation began for the portion of the project that will deliver water to the City of Buda. Maps are available at www.ppcd.org

This consideration will be during the Board’s regular meeting, at 1:00 p.m. on June 21st, 2016, located at 1101 W. San Antonio, Lockhart, TX.